SOURCE of all truth, blasphemed by every liar, Eternal guardian of all souls alive, Freedom's own God, of Nature the one sire In whom all live and thrive; Thou hast set the world's base under seas unsounded, Thine arm hurls wide or thunder-bolt or wind; Thou shinest in the sun whose rays unbounded Give strength to humankind! Thy shrines are found in the unfurrowed prairies, In cities opulent, in desert caves, In lowly valleys and in mountain aeries, In sky and under waves. But for thy glory there is consecrated A shrine more noble than the azure air In upright hearts where burneth unabated The incense of pure pray'r! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONS; A TALE OF A GRANDFATHER by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY CHANSON INNOCENTE: 2 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS THE JAY WALKER by BERTON BRALEY WILD FLOWERS by OLIVE BODA BROWN TO A CHALK-BLUE by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS THE ENCHANTED ISLAND by LUKE AYLMER CONOLLY AN HONEST VALENTINE; RETURNED FROM THE DEAD-LETTER OFFICE by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK |